Constructing identities in cyberspace: The case of eating disorders

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 463-477

  Giles, David ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EATING DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERNET; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EATING DISORDERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 33750571123     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466605X53596     Document Type: Article

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